The Talking Animals

The Talking Animals
Studio album by
T Bone Burnett
Released1988
StudiosSunset Sound
Sounset Sound Factory
GenreRock and Roll
Length40:31
LabelColumbia
ProducersDavid Rhodes
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett chronology
T-Bone Burnett
(1986)		 The Talking Animals
(1988)		 The Criminal Under My Own Hat
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar
Robert ChristgauB−
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStarStarHalf star
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarStar

The Talking Animals is an album by T Bone Burnett, released in 1988.

The guest musicians include Peter Case, Bono, and Tonio K, among others.

Reception

Brett Hartenbach of AllMusic thought that "even with a few less than stellar songs, The Talking Animals is a strong, inspired record." Trouser Press called the album "all in all, worth hearing, though one wishes this talented jerk weren’t so impressed with himself." Robert Christgau wrote: "I hate to let the cat out of the bag, but this guy is pretentious."

Track listing

All songs by T Bone Burnett unless otherwise noted.

Side one

  1. "The Wild Truth" – 3:38
  2. "Monkey Dance" – 4:43
  3. "Image" – 4:02
  4. "Dance, Dance, Dance" – 2:45
  5. "The Killer Moon" (Burnett, M. Burnett, Peter Case) – 5:00

Side two

  1. "Relentless" – 3:24
  2. "Euromad" – 4:21
  3. "Purple Heart" (Bono, Burnett) – 4:36
  4. "You Could Look It Up" – 2:41
  5. "The Strange Case of Frank Cash and the Morning Paper" (Burnett, Tonio K) – 5:25

Personnel

Musicians

  

Singers:

Production

References

  1. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 68.
  2. ↑ Himes, Geoffrey (March 13, 1988). "BURNETT'S LACK OF 'ANIMALS' MAGNETISM" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  3. 1 2 Hartenbach, Brett. "The Talking Animals > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 1354". robertchristgau.com.
  5. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 175.
  6. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 97.
  7. ↑ "T-Bone Burnett | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ↑ Thompson, John Joseph (March 17, 2000). "Raised by Wolves: The Story of Christian Rock & Roll". ECW Press – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ "T-Bone Burnett". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 17, 2021.